second run through airstill

[novawine]

Hello everyone, I have a 4 litre airstill. I made a 24 litre sugar wash with turbo yeast ran it through the still and wound up with 4 litres of 60% abv.
My question is does the quality improve if I run it through again? Also should it be diluted to 40%abv first?
I'm new to this so any help would be appreciated. Thank you, Jim

[Sam.]

Howdy Jim, you should get over to the welcome centre and introduce yourself :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Yes you should run it again, you have just done a stripping run :D

[noname4670]

Hi jim yes run it through again but you need to water it down to 40% or under first for best results also may i suggest that you ditch the turbos and try the tomato paste wash or TPW in the tried and proven section as it is far cheaper and gives a much better result and best of all no filtering required once you try the TPW you wont go back to turbos i didn't

Tim

[novawine]

Thanks to you both for the help. I'll try the TPW next batch. My last batch I wound up with 4 litres of 55% abv. After a dilution to 40% with distilled water I ran it again and collected 2 litres of 75% abv. I guess this is as good as it will get. Jim

[Sam.]

Thanks to you both for the help. I'll try the TPW next batch. My last batch I wound up with 4 litres of 55% abv. After a dilution to 40% with distilled water I ran it again and collected 2 litres of 75% abv. I guess this is as good as it will get. Jim

Did you do cuts Jim. :think:

[novawine]

Hi Sam and Liv, No I didn't do cuts. After tossing the first 25ml I collected 605ml from each 4 litre batch.
I've got a sugar and molasses wash going with still spirts distillers yeast for rum. When I run that I'll do cuts and see if I can get something with some flavour
Thanks Jim.

[billyjay9134]

Hi guys 1st time here. I also have a 4lt. air still, I found what seems to work for me in this still with 24 lt. of turbo yeast. STRIPPING RUN----- Run 6 batches ,collect 1500ml. each run. SPIRIT RUN ----- 50 ml foreshots ( DISCARD) ; 250 ml. heads (PUT IN HEADS JAR) 500 ml hearts ( PUT IN HEARTS JAR). Then collect tails down to 60% in 100ml jars checking smell and taste as u go stop when you think smell or taste is off.. Collect another 300 to 400 ml save for next wash. Combine good tails and hearts dilute down to 40% then carbon filter. Ihave done this once seemed to work good. Hope it helps.

[Sam.]

Hope it helps.

Probably not in the long run :laughing-rolling:

[billyjay9134]

yes ok when u save enough heads u can then do a heads run

[Frothwizard]

yes ok when u save enough heads u can then do a heads run

If you're doing a standard turbo sugar wash, I wouldn't be saving any of the heads for any reason other than cleaning my drain. The only reason you'd want heads is to mix in flavours once you've run a Rum or Whisky wash, not a neutral sugar wash.

[Sam.]

yes ok when u save enough heads u can then do a heads run

If you're doing a standard turbo sugar wash, I wouldn't be saving any of the heads for any reason other than cleaning my drain. The only reason you'd want heads is to mix in flavours once you've run a Rum or Whisky wash, not a neutral sugar wash.

There will still be some recoverable hearts in the heads, that is why most keep them with the tails as feints.

Generally you would use tails to blend for flavour, the only taste I get in my heads is an unpleasant solvent taste :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[MacStill]

the only taste I get in my heads is an unpleasant solvent taste :handgestures-thumbupleft:

:text-+1:

:puke-huge:

[NotBenStiller]

Hi jim yes run it through again but you need to water it down to 40% or under first for best results

Clarification - The 40% rule is not just for best results... it's for not having a flammable liquid in the boiler

[Frothwizard]

the only taste I get in my heads is an unpleasant solvent taste :handgestures-thumbupleft:

:text-+1:

:puke-huge:

Hahaha yeah I guess it really depends if you like drinking paint stripper.

Wasn't there someone on here a while ago that said they'd gotten used to the headsy taste of their favourite vodka and had to mix their heads cut in with their hearts to get the flavour they desired?

...I remember reading that somewhere.